Chapter 23 THE POSSIBLE DEATH WARRANT

"Quite a clear print, you see," repeated Mrs. Marlow brightly. "No spot there. You must have been thinking of another."

"Aye, just so," replied Allerdyke absentmindedly. "Another, yes, of course. Aye, to be sure-you're right. No spot on that, certainly."

He was talking aimlessly, confusedly, as he turned the print over in his hand, examining